Waterproof cigarette case



June 26, 1923 EAWZQG J. G. WELSH WATERPROOF CIGARETTE CASE Filed OCt- 1'7 1921 F 7 ML. I i

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JOHN G. WELSH, OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.

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Application filed October 17, 1921. Serial No. 508,103.

' To all whom it may concern:

.ette Cases, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my said inventlon is the provision of a cigarette case, designed to be carried by swimmers and possessed of water excluding capacity and yet adapted to be expeditiously and easily opened for the removal of a ci arette and as readily closed.

To the attalnment of the foregoing, the invention consists in the improvement as hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification I Figure 1 is a vertical section taken through a cigarette case constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a cross section taken in the plane indicated by the line 22 of Figure 1.

. Figure 3 is a detail view illustrating the cover of the case and the rod connected thereto.

Figure 4 is a detail view illustrating the adaptability of the said rod to be flexed.

Figure 5 is a detail view of the lighting device comprised in the improvement.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all ofthe views of the drawings.

The body 1 of my novel case is preferably made of aluminum, though it may be made of any other material compatiblewith its purpose.

i The saidbody 1 is concavo-convex in cross section, Figure 2, to better fit the wrist of the user, and is provided on its longitudinal edges with loops 2 to receive elastic straps 2* for fastening it on the wrist. The open end of the body 1 is surrounded by a beveled end 3, and on the said beveled end is a gasket 4, preferably of rubber. As indi' cated by 5 the body 1 is lined with cork which is preferably about one-sixteenth of an inch in thickness. v

Appropriately fixed in the longitudinal center of the body 1 is a tube 6 which extends throughout the length of the said body,

and in the said tube 6 is an apertured diaphragm 7, appropriately fixed to the tube.

In addition to the body 1 the case comprises cover 8 which is llned with cork, as

indicated by 9, this lining being preferably about one-eighth of an inch in thickness. The cover 8 is provided with a beveled flange 10 adapted to snugly fit the beveled end 3 of the body and also adapted to snugly fit over the rubber gasket 4 so as to render the case absolutely watertight.

Connected to or formed integral with the cover Sis a rod section 11 centrally arranged and flexibly connected at 12 to a second rod section 13. 'Ihe rod section 13 is guided and movable rectilinearly through the diaphragm 7 and is provided at the opposite side of said diaphragm to the cover 8 with an enlargement 14 which may be a nut or other device appropriately secured on the rod section 13. Surrounding the rod section 13 and interposed between the enlargement 14 and the diaphragm 7 is a spring 15, designed to strongly though yieldingly hold the cover 8 in its closed position, and also designed when the cover is opened and released to quickly draw or snap it back into closed position. The flexible or hinge con-' nection 12 between the rod sections 11 and 13 permits the cover 8 to drop down over the side of the body 1 when the cover is withdrawn or opened to thegreatest extent.

At 15 is a lighting-device attached to the top of the cover 8 in a horizontal'position on the outer side of the cover. ing device may be of any desired construction, though I prefer, of course, to have it comprise a hollow body 16 and a removable member 17 which latter when placed in the body 16 as illustrated is designed to seal the said body 16 in a watertight manner.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that several cigarettes may be carried in my novel case in such manner that there is no liability of the cigarettes being injured or rendered useless through wetting while the case is fastened to the wristof a party in swimming or bathing; and it will also be apparent when such party desires to use a cigarette it is simply necessary to withdraw the cover 8 against the action of the spring 15, remove a cigarette, and then release the cover 8 whereuponthe said spring 15 will quickly return the cover 8 and yieldingly hold it in its closed position, with the result that water or moisture will be effectively excluded from the case.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrange- The said lightment of parts embraced in thepres'ent and preferred embodiment of my invention in order to impart a full, clear and exact understanding of the said embodiment. I 10 not desire, however, to-be' understood as confining myself to the said specific c0nstruction and relative arrangement of parts inasmuch as in the future practice of the the invention various changes and modifications may be made such as fall within the scope of my invention as defined in my appended claims.

' vHaving described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters- Patent, is:-

1. A waterproof cigarette case co1npris ing a hollow body lined withcork and open at one end and having such end beveled and equipped with a gasket, a longitudinal central tube fixed in the body and extending throughout the length thereof and having at an intermediate point a fixed and apertured diaphragm, a removable cover lined with cork and beveled to fit the beveled end of the body and shaped to snugly receive the gasket on the said end of the body, a rod sectionjixed to the center of the cover and normally disposed in the tube of the body, a second rod section hingedly connected to the first-named rod section and movable rectilinearly in the said diaphragm and having an enlargement at the opposite side of the diaphragm with reference to the cover, and a coiled spring contained in the tube and surrounding the secondnamed rod section and interposed between the enlargementthereof and the diaphragm. 2. A waterproof cigarette case compris ing a body open at one end, a removable cover, means for sealing the joint between the body and cover when the latter is in closed position, and yielding means within the body and connected with the cover for yieldingly holding the coverunder pressure against the body.

3..A waterproof cigarette case comprising a body open at one end, a removable cover, means for sealing the joint between the body and cover when the latter is in closed position, and yielding means within the body and connected with the cover for yieldingly holding the cover underpressure against the body; the said yielding means including a rod connected to the cover and provided with anabutment, an abutment in the body, and a spring interposed between the two abutments.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature.

JOHN G. WELSH. 

